September 2022 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

What brings me hope

September 13, 2022

Waiting is over; it’s time for mission to Nepal An upcoming trip to Nepal is the next major mission on the docket for Turning Point International Church.Photo submitted By Rosalind TompkinsSpecial to the Outlook September is finally here, and I am excited about our upcoming mission trip to Nepal. We

Change your life in 20 minutes: Mental health and blue spaces

September 13, 2022

Dr. Asha Fields Brewer Previously, we learned that spending twenty minutes “in contact with nature” reduces stress, according to a Neuroscience News article published in April 2019. We discussed how green spaces-spaces with trees, flowers, gardens, forests, etc.-decrease the impact of pollution, decrease stress hormones in the blood, and positively

Abortion clinic fights fine over waiting period

September 13, 2022

Protesters in Tallahassee made their views know during an abortion-law rally.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida In the second similar case to emerge in recent weeks, a Miami abortion clinic is fighting an attempt by state regulators to impose a fine over allegations that it

National Guard could help at short-staffed prisons

September 13, 2022

Florida National Guard members could be activated to assist the Department of Corrections for nine months or longer.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida As the state continues to struggle with a shortage of correctional officers, a legislative panel this week will consider a plan that

Redistricting is voter suppression too

September 13, 2022

Ben Jealous When Charles Diggs, Jr., won the election to Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in 1954, he launched nearly seven decades in which the city of Detroit had at least one Black member of Congress. That’s likely to change this year. Because of redistricting, Detroit no longer has majority-Black

Crisis in education: Teacher shortage is a symptom of a greater challenge

September 13, 2022

Julianne Malveaux These days you can’t turn on a television or open a newspaper without reading or hearing about the teacher shortage. And it is clear that current shortages are being highly publicized and politicized, with reasons for shortages ranging from low pay to teacher burnout, to teacher dissatisfaction, to

Don’t drink the Kool-Aid

September 13, 2022

David W. Marshall There are good reasons why Michael Hayden has called out the Republican Party as being extremist and dangerous on an unprecedented level. Unfortunately, many people will remain in total denial of this fact despite Hayden’s credentials and credibility as a retired Air Force four-star general and former

TCC dental hygiene student awarded minority scholarship

September 13, 2022

LIBERTY Dental Plan representative Vanessa Kelly (left) presents Jamisha Scott with the 2022 Minority Scholarship.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook Jamisha Scott, a dental hygiene student at Tallahassee Community College, is this year’s recipient of the LIBERTY Dental Plan of Florida Minority Scholarship. Scott was selected for the honor because

Carnival brings Caribbean culture to Tallahassee

September 13, 2022

Seymour Thompson is the driving force behind this version of the Caribbean Carnival.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook Tallahassee will experience a dose of island flavor this weekend with the Caribbean Carnival, an event that features culture, music, food, entertainment, and more. The three day event begins this Friday. The

Supreme Court reprimands Tallahassee judge

September 13, 2022

Judge Barbara Hobbs NSF Staff Report The Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded Tallahassee-area Circuit Judge Barbara Hobbs after an investigation that also resulted in a 60-day suspension and a $30,000 fine. Last Wednesday’s discipline stemmed, at least in part, from Hobbs’ actions after her son was arrested in 2019 for